Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

74 reviews

rosefl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I absolutely adored this book. I'm not usually one for books where characters reflect on their lives (or so I thought), but I loved reading about how Addie fluctuated between wanting to leave a mark on the world, to just wanting to be remembered by one lover. This book does a great job at glossing over what a curse to live but not be remembered might actually be like. Learning the intricacies of one's curse, and finding loopholes, no matter how small. However, I am a bit disappointed that we didn't get more of Addie's story.

I want to know about each of her seven lovers, and how long she spent with them, and what they meant to her. I want to know more about her time with Luc,

in New Orleans and at the end of the book. If she ever learns how to break her curse. How Luc is more careful with the curses/wishes he grants. Did Luc actually feel more than desire for her during their time in New Orleans

. I know a lot of these musings are vaguely answered in the book, but I enjoyed being immersed in the world of Addie LaRue and would like something a bit more concrete. Or maybe I just want more of this universe that could be so carefully tucked within our reality.

I do like how Schwab approaches the topics of grief, family loss, and "invisibility." It reminds me of the idea that grief comes and goes, and that we learn to live with it in our lives rather than grieve and move on. It is something that I've learned to process myself, and comforting to know that it's not a terrible way to approach these things. 

This is a great read for those who loved The SevenHusbands of Evelyn Hugo, it just has a touch of magic.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcohol, War, Confinement, Sexism, and Blood

silver_lining_in_a_book's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual content, Alcoholism, Drug use, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Blood

malupastafrola's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Death, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Violence, and War

Minor: Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Cancer

arys_library's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Ugh this book! Some say it is hard to get started, that the beginning is slow, for me it wasn’t at all but I can see how it would be to some. The beginning few chapters aren’t the same vibe and feel as the other chapters so people can get easily turned away from the book but push on! It’s an amazing book. I haven’t cried at the ending 2/3 of a book in quite a while. The writing was phenomenal, I keep thinking and thinking about it. Addie LaRue is a book I’ll think of forever and I can see myself reading many many times again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Suicide, and Addiction

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Violence, and War

Minor: Blood and Biphobia

corriejn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

The kind of book you can't put down. The kind of book that will consume you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Toxic relationship, Drug use, and Death

Minor: Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Violence, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, War, Mental illness, Addiction, and Child death

imaginingly's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

it took a while to get into the book as a whole because it didn’t start picking up until about part 2 but i’m so glad i kept reading. this was such an emotional read for me (with how the ending went (i don’t usually cry with books)) so i loved it very much. only not a 5 star because of how slow the beginning was so i probably wouldn’t want to reread it but again i’m glad i read it to begin with!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Mental illness, Death, Grief, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Biphobia, and Drug use

lachicaderojo's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

𝑵𝒐 𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒐 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒐 𝒉𝒆 𝒗𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒐,
𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒒𝒖𝒆 𝒏𝒐 𝒉𝒆 𝒗𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒐 𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒃𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒐.

⭐4'75/5⭐

Soy una persona a la que le encantan los capítulos llenos de acción, por lo que estoy anonadada de que este libro me haya encantado porque es todo lo contrario.

Addie hace un pacto con la oscuridad: consigue la inmortalidad a cambio de que nadie en el mundo la pueda recordar. Hasta que encuentra a otra persona que sí la reconoce cada vez que la ve, después de trescientos años de soledad.

Y realmente esta es la trama de casi todo el libro: acompañamos a Addie durante toda su existencia, intercalando el presente con el pasado. Nos cuenta cómo ella sufre, aprende y madura. Y es lo que más me ha gustado de Addie: su evolución como personaje, su entereza y sus ganas de vivir, tanto en una época donde las mujeres solo podían casarse y tener hijos, como cuando encontraba motivos para continuar en la soledad. He llorado con ella, con cada uno de sus mini logros, me ha hecho reflexionar sobre la importancia de las pequeñas cosas.

Luego tenemos a Henry. Ay, ay... Mi Henry. Creo que todas las personas nos hemos sentido identificadas en algún momento con la vida de Henry, con sus miedos y sus deseos. Me parece un personaje entrañable y que me encantaría encontrar en mi vida.

Y Luc. Un personaje lleno de oscuridad y, a la vez, uno de los personajes esenciales que han dotado a esta historia de sentido, de intriga y de atracción.

Los tres me han parecido un trio perfecto para esta historia. La pluma de Victoria me ha fascinado, y aunque te contara constantemente las sensaciones de abandono y angustia de Addie, no se me ha hecho pesado para nada. Le queda bien a la historia.

Y el final, aunque no es el que yo hubiera elegido, me ha parecido coherente y acertado. Una buena manera de cerrar el círculo de Addie LaRue.

Me acordaré de ti siempre, Addie. Y recuerda:
𝑵𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒂 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒂 𝒍𝒐𝒔 𝒅𝒊𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒒𝒖𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒆𝒓 𝒍𝒂 𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒉𝒆.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood and Sexual harassment

voxelbee's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Sexism, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Cancer, War, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness

anna_harmsen's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

mo345's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Blood, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexism, and Stalking

Minor: War